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 Letters of Intent 
 
LOI2012054 Children's at Town Center 
 
Development of an Out patient Pediatric Imaging Center 
 
Received: 8/20/2012 
 
Application must be submitted on: 9/19/2012 
 
Site: 2985 George Busbee Park way, Kennesaw, GA 30144 (Cobb C ounty) 
 
Estimated Cost: $6,000,000 
 
LOI2012056 Morgan Memorial Hospital 
 
Expansion of Five Beds 
 
Received: 8/22/2012 
 
Application must be submitted on: 9/21/2012 
 
Site: 1077 South Main Street, Madison, GA 30650 (Morgan County) 
 
Estimated Cost: $200,000 
 
LOI2012057 Piedmont Newnan Hospital 
 
da Vinci Surgical Robotic System 
 
Received: 8/27/2012 
 
Application must be submitted on: 9/26/2012 
 
Site: 745 Poplar Road, Newnan, GA 30263 (Coweta County) 
 
Estimated Cost: $2,500,000 
 
LOI2012058 Polk Medical Center, Inc. 
 
To Build a Replacement Hospital 
 
Received: 9/5/2012 
 
Application must be submitted on: 10/5/2012 
 
Site: US 278 and Kelly Road, Cedart own, GA 30125 (P olk County) 
 
Estimated Cost: $39,767,867 
 
Withdrawn Letters of Intent 
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Expired Letters of Intent - Batching 
 
LOI2012040 Coli seum Park Cancer Treatment Center 
 
Megavolt age Radiation Therapy, CyberKnife 
 
Received: 7/23/2012 
 
Application must be submitted on: 8/21/2012 
 
Site: 308 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA 31217 (Bibb County) 
 
Estimated Cost: $8,000,000 
 
New Applications 
2012-044 WellStar Kennestone Develop an Outpatient Diagnostic Center Filed: 8/31/2012 Site: 1180 NW Ernest Barrett Parkway, Kennes aw, GA 30144 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6894 Estimated Cost: $12,720,000 
2012-045 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Capit al Expendit ure To Add an Interventional Suite Filed: 8/31/2012 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Estimated Cost: $4,984,297 
2012-046 Decatur Health Imaging Replace Existing 0.2T MRI Unit with 1.5T Unit Filed: 9/5/2012 Site: 2774 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30033 (DeKalb County) 
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 Contact: Scott W. Arant, President 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,677,000 
2012-047 University Hospital Emergency Department - Evans Establish a Freestanding Emergency Facility Filed: 9/17/2012 Site: 4200 University Parkway, E vans, GA 30809 (Columbia County) Contact: Edward L. Rurr, VP of Legal Affairs 706 -774-4500 Estimated Cost: $9,670,000 
Pending Review/Incomplete Applications 
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Pending Review/Complete Applications 
2012-009 OMI Diagnostics - Alpharetta Conversion of a LNR Advance Imaging Center to a DTRC Filed: 3/16/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 3/30/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/23/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/21/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 9/19/2012 Site: 299 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30004 (Fulton County) Contact: Thomas Brown, Jr. 770-664-7777 Estimated Cost: $2,885,672 
2012-014 MRI Imaging Specialist CT and MRI Unit Filed: 4/19/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 5/1/2012 Deemed Complete: 7/16/2012 60th Day Deadline: 9/13/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 11/12/2012 Site: 6760 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Suite 165, Norcross, GA 30071 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Michael Alatorre 786-303-0242 Estimated Cost: $268,810 
2012-015 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Cent ral Sterile and P rocessing Relocation and Expansion Filed: 5/3/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 5/17/2012 Deemed Complete: 6/8/2012 60th Day Deadline: 8/6/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 10/5/2012 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen W. Vault 770-792-7600 Estimated Cost: $8,280,000 
2012-016 WellStar Douglas Hospital ICU and Emergency Department Renovation Filed: 5/7/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 5/17/2012 Deemed Complete: 6/6/2012 60th Day Deadline: 8/4/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 10/3/2012 Site: 8954 Hos pital Drive, Douglas ville, GA 30134 (Douglas County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Estimated Cost: $18,159,889 
2012-017 Liberty Regional Medical Center Renovate and Reconstruct Service Areas Filed: 5/18/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 5/31/2012 Deemed Complete: 6/15/2012 60th Day Deadline: 8/13/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 10/12/2012 Site: 462 E. G. Miles Parkway, Hines ville, GA 31310 (Liberty County) Contact: Elise Stafford 912-545-3392 
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 Estimated Cost: $14,027,875 
2012-022 Emory University Hospital 
Renovation and Expansion of Surgical Suite Filed: 5/25/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 6/7/2012 Deemed Complete: 6/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 8/20/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 10/19/2012 Site: 1364 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeK alb County) Contact: Toni Wimby, Associate Administrator 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $46,000,000 
2012-023 Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center Reloc ate and Renovate Existing Space Filed: 6/25/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 7/9/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/1/2012 60th Day Deadline: 9/29/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 11/28/2012 Site: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 (Richmond County) Contact: Daniel Merrell 706-721-6951 Estimated Cost: $10,600,150 
2012-024 Memorial Health Universi ty Medical Center, Inc 
Renovation adding an OR Filed: 6/25/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 7/10/2012 Deemed Complete: 7/20/2012 60th Day Deadline: 9/17/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 11/16/2012 Site: 4700 Waters A venue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: Margaret M. Gill 915-350-3691 Estimated Cost: $8,938,875 
2012-025 Piedmont Hospital 
Renovation of the Women's Center - Maternity Services Filed: 7/16/2012 Deemed Complete: 7/30/2012 60th Day Deadline: 9/27/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 11/26/2012 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar 404-425-1344 Estimated Cost: $3,233,000 
2012-026 Marietta Imaging Center 
Conversion of a Letter of Non-Review to a DTRC Filed: 7/23/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/6/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/4/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/3/2012 Site: 780 Cant on Road, Suite 230, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Michael E vertsen, Co-P resident 770-792-1234 Estimated Cost: $1,164,631 
2012-027 Grady Memorial Hospital 
Renovations: Existing Spaces, Nursing Unit, Physical Plant Replacement Filed: 7/26/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/8/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/6/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/5/2012 Site: 80 Jess Hill Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County) Contact: Craig J. Tindall, Sr. V. President, Operation/Fac 404 -616-1000 Estimated Cost: $17,763,860 
2012-028 Memorial Health Universi ty Medical Center, Inc. 
Renovations of Neonatal - Labor and Delivery Filed: 8/6/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/20/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/18/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/17/2012 
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 Site: 4700 Waters A venue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: Laura Dow, VP - Finance 912-350-8613 Estimated Cost: $2,823,000 
2012-029 Colquitt Regional Medical Center 
Hospital Expansion and Renovation Filed: 8/15/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/26/2012 Site: 3131 South Main Street, Moultrie, GA 31768 (Colquitt County) Contact: James L. Matney, President & Chief Exe Officer 229 -890-3570 Estimated Cost: $29,984,469 
2012-030 The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. 
New Seven Story MOB Filed: 8/15/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 8/29/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/14/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/12/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 1/11/2013 Site: 752 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Estimated Cost: $85,910,931 
2012-031 Houston Medical Center 
Renovate Physical Plant, Expand Surgery Department Filed: 8/16/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/30/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/28/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/27/2012 Site: 1601 Watson Boulevard, Warner Robins, GA 31093 (Houston County) Contact: Cathy Martin, CEO 478-542-7839 Estimated Cost: $41,828,435 
2012-032 Ea stside Medical Center 
Constructing a New Off-Site Emergency Facility Filed: 8/20/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/20/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/19/2012 Site: 3435 Highway 81 South, Loganville, GA 30052 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Andrew B. Ty rer 770-736-2531 Estimated Cost: $5,240,910 
2012-033 Emory-Adventi st, Inc. dba Emory-Adventi st Hospital PET Scanner, Mobile Vendor Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 3949 South Cobb Drive, Smyrna, GA 30080 (Cobb County) Contact: Ed Moyer, MBA,RN, CPHQ,LNHA 770-434-0710 Estimated Cost: $48,300 
2012-034 Piedmont Mountainside Hospital 
PET Scanner Servic es, Mobile Vendor Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 1266 Highway 515 South, Jasper, GA 30143 (Pickens County) Contact: Dais Dunbar 404-425-1344 Estimated Cost: $20,000 
2012-035 Piedmont Fayette Hospital 
Megavolt age Radiation Therapy, Addition of Second Linear Accelerator Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 
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 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 (Fayette County) Contact: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $7,184,922 
2012-036 Northea st Georgia Medical Center - South Hall Campus Megavolt age Radiation Therapy, Addition of One Linear Accelerator Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 5875 Thompson Mill Road, Hoschton, GA 30548 (Hall County) Contact: Chad T. Bolton 770-219-6630 Estimated Cost: $10,152,399 
2012-037 Doctors Hospital Radiation Oncology Center Megavolt age Radiation Therapy, CyberKnife Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 3625 J. Dewey Gray Circle, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: Doug Welch, CEO 706-651-2451 Estimated Cost: $6,218,516 
2012-038 Northsi de Hospital - Forsyth Megavolt age Radiation Therapy, Gamma Knife Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian J. Toporek 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $8,000,000 
2012-039 Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Psych/Substance Abuse Services, Add 30 Child/Adolescent Beds Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: Willowbrooke at Tanner, 20 Herrell Road, Villa Rica, GA 30180 (Carroll County) Contact: Wayne Senfeld, ED.S, LPC 770-836-9551 Estimated Cost: $5,804,900 
2012-040 Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta Psych-Substance Abuse Servic es, Establish 14-bed Pediatric SA Program Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 3100 Perimeter Parkway, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: George B oykin - CEO 843-655-5531 Estimated Cost: $912,000 
2012-041 Rockdale Medical Center PET Scanner Servic es, Mobile Vendor Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 1412 Milstead A venue, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: James Atkins 770-918-3877 Estimated Cost: $341,250 
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 2012-042 Laurel Heights Hospi tal Psych/Substance Abuse Services, Establish 16-bed Pediatric Acute Program Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 934 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 (Fulton Co unty) Contact: Gloria Choo 404-888-7876 Estimated Cost: $1,875,815 
2012-043 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC New Off-Site Emergency Facility Filed: 8/27/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/11/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/9/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 1/8/2013 Site: 743 Nort h Belair Road, E vans, GA 30809 (Columbia County) Contact: Dough Welch, CEO 706-651-2451 Estimated Cost: $9,822,715 
2012-044 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Develop an Outpatient Diagnostic Center Filed: 8/31/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/17/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/15/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 1/14/2013 Site: 1180 NW Ernest Barrett Parkway, Kennes aw, GA 30144 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6894 Estimated Cost: $12,720,000 
2012-045 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Capit al Expendit ure To Add an Interventional Suite Filed: 8/31/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/17/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/15/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 1/14/2013 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Estimated Cost: $4,984,297 
Recently Approved Applications 
2012-013 Hamilton Medical Center Renovation and Expansion of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Filed: 4/4/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 4/18/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/1/2012 60th Day Deadline: 6/29/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 8/28/2012 APPROV ED: 8/28/2012 Site: 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 (Whitfield County) Contact: Alison Bonner 706-272-6589 Estimated Cost: $8,030,000 
2012-020 Pain Care Center Of Georgia, LLC Convert LNR ASC to a Single-S pecialty CON ASC Filed: 5/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/20/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 9/18/2012 APPROV ED: 9/18/2012 Site: 1365 Rock Quarry Road, Suite 301, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County) Contact: Lindsey Mathes, MSN, RN 770-771-6582 Estimated Cost: $688,780 
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 Recently Denied Applications 
none 
CON Applications Withdrawn 
2012-011 Woodstock MRI and Health Center, LLC New DTRC Facility Filed: 3/28/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 4/10/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/3/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/1/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 8/30/2012 WITHDRAWN: 8/29/2012 Site: 203 Wood Park Place, Suite A-100, Woodstock, GA 30188 (Cherokee County) Contact: Saied Takallou, Managing Partner 404 -428-7000 Estimated Cost: $1,739,807 
2012-018 Meredyth Surgery Center Convert LNR ASC to Limited-P urpose CON ASC Filed: 5/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/20/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 9/18/2012 WITHDRAWN: 9/17/2012 Site: 2709 Meredyth Drive, Suite 210, Albany, GA 31707 (Dougherty County) Contact: Tina Fowler 229-878-0974 Estimated Cost: $15,000 
2012-019 Neurological Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Convert LNR ASC to a Single-S pecialty CON ASC Filed: 5/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/20/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 9/18/2012 WITHDRAWN: 9/18/2012 Site: 4 Jackson Boulevard, Savannah, GA 31405 (Chatham County) Contact: Randolph C. Bishop MD 912-355-1010 Estimated Cost: $50,000 
2012-021 Thoma sville Surgery Center Inc Convert LNR ASC to Limited-P urpose CON ASC Filed: 5/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/20/2012 Deci sion Deadline: 9/18/2012 WITHDRAWN: 9/17/2012 Site: 2282 East Pinetree Boulevard, Suite B, Thomas ville, GA 31792 (Thomas County) Contact: Leslie Harvey 229-228-4988 Estimated Cost: $15,000 
Appealed LNRs 
LNR-AS C2011-021 Meadows Gynecology Surgery Center, Inc. and Meadows Surgical Arts, Inc. ("Meadows" ) Requested Letter of Non-Reviewability for the establishment of a Physician-Owned, Single Specialty, Office Based Ambulatory Surgery Center, 11/16/ 2011. Determination of "denied" issued on ,4/3/2012. Meadows Gynecology Surgery Center, Inc. and Meadows Surgical Arts, Inc. filed request for Administrative A ppeal Hearing, 05/ 02/ 2012. 
Appealed CON Projects 
2010-025 WellStar Kennestone at East Cobb (Cobb) Development of an Ambulatory Surgery Facility - Batching Agency Decision: Approved, 9/20/2010 
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 Appealed By: St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, 10/ 19/2010; Northside Hospital-Atlanta and Northside Alpharetta Surgery Center, 10/19/2010; Applicant (Kennestone) requests to intervene, 10/19/2010. St. Joseph's Hospital withdrew request for appeal, 1/20/2011. Hearing postponed pending Order from Hearing Officer. Application is remanded to Department by Hearing Officer, April 6, 2011 for the Department to conduct an additional alt ernative review under the specific review criteria for ambulatory surgery centers. Department requests, and is granted, extension on Remand decision date, 5/6/2011. On remand, the applic ation for alt ernative review only is de nied, 5/16/2011. The original application remains approved, 9/20/2010. Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. 
Hearing Date: 8/8/2011  8/11/2011; proposed orders from parties due 9/23/2011. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirms Department decision approving application, 10/20/ 2011. Northside Hospital, Inc. requests Commissioner Review, 11/18/2011. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer Decision to award CON to WellStar, 1/18/2012. Northside filed petition for judicial review, 2/16/2012. Superior Court Decision: The Superior Court reversed DCH's decision to grant a CON to Kennestone, 7/30/2012. 
 
2011-027 HealthSouth of Georgia, LLC (Coweta) Develop 50-Bed Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehab Hospital (CIPR)-Batching Agency Decision: Denied, 9/19/2011 Appealed By: HealthSouth appealed the denial of their application, 10/14/2011; Southern Regional Health System, Inc. d/b/a Southern Regional Medical Center filed request to intervene, 9/27/2011. 
Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 5/15/2012  5/18/2012 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reversed Department's decision, 9/5/2012. 
 
2011-076 Athens Regional Surgery Center, LLC (Clarke) Establish a Freestanding Multi-Specialty ASC 
Agency Decision: denied, 3/20/ 2012 Appealed By: Athens Regional Surgery Cent er, LLC, 3/28/2012; St. Mary's Health Care System, Inc. filed request to intervene, 4/25/ 2012 
Hearing Officer: Melvin M Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 10/22/ 2012  10/ 24/2012 Hearing Decision: Pending 
 
Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment 
 
LNR-EQT2012013 Premier Pain Management, Inc. Fixed MRI Request received: 6/8/2012 Contact Person: Randy Webman 678-209-0585 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2012014 Monroe HMA, LLC dba Clearview Regional Medi cal Center 
 
Da Vinci S4 
 
Request received: 6/18/2012 
 
Contact Person: JT Barnhart 770-267-1792 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination Date: 8/27/2012 
 
LNR-EQT2012015 Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA 
 
Fixed MRI 
 
Request received: 6/19/2012 
 
Contact Person: Kayo Elliott 706-549-1663 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination Date: 8/30/2012 
 
LNR-EQT2012016 Professional Resource s Management of Rabun, LLC dba Mountain Fixed MRI Request received: 7/23/2012 Contact Person: Vicki Lawrenson Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2012017 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. CT Scanner 
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 Request received: 8/13/2012 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Determination: Pending 
LNR-EQT2012018 Georgia Ear Associate s, PC Fixed CT Request received: 8/20/2012 Contact Person: M. Miles Goldsmith, MD 912-356-1515 Determination: Pending 
LNR-EQT2012019 Emory Specialty Associate s, LLC Fixed MRI Request received: 8/22/2012 Contact Person: Mike Mason 404-778-5639 Determination: Pending 
LNR-EQT2012020 Good Samaritan Hospital, Inc., fna saint Joseph's at Ea st Georgia, Mobile MRI Request received: 9/10/2012 Contact Person: D. Montez Carter 706-206-8554 Determination: Pending 
 
Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities 
 
LNR-AS C2012006 Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, P.C. 
 
Establishment of a Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgical Center 
 
Site: 2061 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309 
 
Number of OR's: 2 
 
Specialty: Hand, Shoulder & Elbow 
 
Project costs a s submitted: $2,031,527.00 
 
Request received: 4/13/2012 
 
Contact Person: Michele P. Madison 404-233-7000 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-AS C2012010 Tiftarea Surgical Partners, LLC 
 
Physician-Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
Site: 1610 John Orr Drive, Suite H, Tift on, GA 31794 
 
Number of OR's: 2 
 
Specialty: Orthopaedic Procedures 
 
Project costs a s submitted: $0.00 
 
Request received: 6/13/2012 
 
Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross 912-657-4687 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination 
 
8/23/2012 
 
LNR-AS C2012011 West Georgia Eye Care Center, P.A. 
 
Physician-owned, Single Specialty Ambulato ry Surgery Center 
 
Site: 2616 Warm Springs Road, Columbus, GA 31904 
 
Number of OR's: 2 
 
Specialty: Ophthalmology 
 
Project costs a s submitted: $1,674,139.00 
 
Request received: 7/11/2012 
 
Contact Person: Victor Moldovan 404-443-5708 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-AS C2012012 Hemlock Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC 
 
Physician-Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
Site: 101 Preston Court, Macon, GA 31210 
 
Number of OR's: 2 
 
Specialty: Pain Management Procedure 
 
Project costs a s submitted: $888,317.44 
 
Request received: 8/9/2012 
 
Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross, Partner 912-657-4687 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
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 LNR-AS C2012013 Atlanta General and Bariatric Surgery Center, LLC 
 
Development of a Single Specialty General Surgery ASC 
 
Site: 6300 Hos pital Parkway, Suite 150, Johns Creek, GA 30097 
 
Number of OR's: 1 
 
Specialty: Bariatric 
 
Project costs a s submitted: $2,315,134.00 
 
Request received: 8/17/2012 
 
Contact Person: Michael Miller 404-435-1321 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-AS C2012014 South Georgia Urology Surgery Center, LLC 
 
Physician-Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
Site: 803 Nort h Jackson Street, Albany, Georgia 31701 
 
Number of OR's: 1 
 
Specialty: Urological Procedures 
 
Project costs a s submitted: $647,908.78 
 
Request received: 8/28/2012 
 
Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross, Partner 912-651-8941 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-AS C2012015 Ankle and Foot Centers of Georgia, LLC 
 
New Replacement Medical Office Facility 
 
Site: 
 
Number of OR's: 
 
Specialty: Podiatry 
 
Project costs a s submitted: $1,360,500.00 
 
Request received: 8/30/2012 
 
Contact Person: E verette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-AS C2012016 Urological Clinic of Valdosta, P.C. 
 
Single Specialty ASC 
 
Site: 3244 N Oak Street Extension, Valdosta, GA 31605 
 
Number of OR's: 2 
 
Specialty: Urology 
 
Project costs a s submitted: $1,361,285.26 
 
Request received: 9/12/2012 
 
Contact Person: Gayle R. E vans, President 770-794-4944 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination 
DET2011040 Smith of Georgia, LLC d/b/a Smith Northview Hospital Cardiac Cath Acquisition and Cardiac Cat h Lab and OB Renovation Request received: 4/1/2011 Contact Person: Shamb Purohit 229-671-2002 Determination: Pending 
 
DET2011130 Jenkins County Hospital Hospital Renovation Request received: 8/1/2011 Contact Person: Michael Kleinpeter 912-644-5370 Determination: Pending 
DET2011174 Stevens Park Health and Rehabilitation Center Reloc ate 58 SNF Beds Request received: 10/27/ 2011 Contact Person: Stelling Nelson 478-314-1560 ext 2261 Determination: Pending 
DET2012037 North Fulton Medical Center dba North Fulton Hospital Reloc ate On-campus Pain Clinic & Imaging Equip to MOB below Threshold Request received: 3/6/2012 Contact Person: Teres a C. Urquhart 770-751-2510 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/21/2012 
 
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 DET2012062 CareSouth HHA Holdings of Wa shington, LLC dba CareSouth Homecare Reorganization of CareSouth's Washington service area Request received: 5/3/2012 Contact Person: Rick W. Griffin 706-854-7460 Determination: Pending 
DET2012089 The Medical Center Therapeutic Cardiac Cathet erization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/15/2012 Contact Person: Donald Elder 706-660-6342 Determination: Pending Opposition: St. Francis Hospital- 6/14/2012 
DET2012104 Northside Hospital, Inc. dba North side Hospital Replace CON approved diagnostic equipment Request received: 6/6/2012 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/23/2012 
DET2012108 Emory Universi ty dba Emory University Hospital Kitchen Renovation Request received: 6/14/2012 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/24/2012 
DET2012110 SummitRidge Hospital Addition to 10 beds Request received: 6/18/2012 Contact Person: Margaret Collier 678-442-5900 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/27/2012 
DET2012111 Athens Reg Med Center, Inc. dba Athens Reg Med Center Replacement of Cardiac Cathet erization Laboratory Equipment Request received: 6/20/2012 Contact Person: Jeffrey C. Baxter 706-475-1195 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/30/2012 
DET2012112 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Establish Inpatient Hospice Service Request received: 6/21/2012 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-425-1344 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/30/2012 
DET2012113 Spanish Oaks Retreat, Inc. Spanish Oaks of Bellville Request received: 6/29/2012 Contact Person: Keith F. Munger 912-356-1313 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 9/5/2012 
DET2012115 Alliance Healthcare Services Replacement of CON-A pproved Diagnostic Equipment Request received: 7/2/2012 Contact Person: Determination: Pending 
DET2012116 Gwinnett Hospi tal System, Inc. dba Gwinne tt Medical Center - Lawrenceville Addition of Fifth Diagnostic Cardiac Cath Lab Request received: 7/9/2012 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending 
DET2012118 Oconee Regional Medical Center Replacement of existing MRI Unit with an Open MRI Unit Request received: 7/12/2012 
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 Contact Person: Alan Horton 478-454-3851 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 9/13/2012 
DET2012119 The Medical Center, Columbus Specialty Hospital, and Doctors Hospital Reloc ation of LTCH Request received: 7/13/2012 Contact Person: Donald E. Elder 706-660-6342 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 9/13/2012 
DET2012120 University Health Services, Inc. Replacement of PE T Scanner Request received: 7/17/2012 Contact Person: Jackie M. Kendinger 706-774-8044 Determination: Pending 
DET2012121 EHCA Ea stside, LLC dba Ea stsi de Medical Center Add a Shared Operating Room Request received: 7/17/2012 Contact Person: Dustin A. Greene, FACHE 770-736-2224 Determination: Pending 
DET2012122 Athens Eye Surgery Center, LLC ASC LNR Transfer of Membership Interest to Medical Practice Request received: 7/20/2012 Contact Person: Bonnie Butler 706-549-9993 Determination: Pending 
 
DET2012123 Covenant Woods Retirement Investors, LLC Increase from 29 to 40 bed Capacity Request received: 7/23/2012 Contact Person: Cindy S. Cross 423-473-5867 Determination: Pending 
 
DET2012124 Amicita Home Health, LLC Internal Reorganization/Consolidation of Amicita Home Health Agency Request received: 7/26/2012 Contact Person: Kim Herron 478-621-2045 ext 2228 Determination: Pending 
 
DET2012125 Kelly Foundation for Senior Living New Assisted Living Facility Request received: 7/27/2012 Contact Person: Joseph Zachariah Kelly 770-646-7777 Determination: Pending 
 
DET2012126 Doctors Hospital, Inc. Joint Venture Surgery Center Request received: 7/27/2012 Contact Person: Donald E. Elder 706-660-6342 Determination: Pending Opposition: St. Francis Hospital, Inc.- 8/24/2012 
 
DET2012127 Eye Partners, P.C. Expansion of Facility Request received: 8/1/2012 Contact Person: Robert Dienethal Determination: Pending 
 
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DET2012128 Paces Plasti c Surgery Center, Inc. Confirmation from DCH that it holds a Valid and Effective CON Request received: 8/2/2012 Contact Person: T. Roderick Hester, M.D. 404-351-0051 Determination: Pending 
 
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 DET2012129 Candler County Hospital Authori ty dba Candler County Hospi tal Development of MOB Request received: 8/3/2102 Contact Person: Stephen C. Shepherd 912-685-5741 Determination: Pending 
DET2012130 EHCA Johns Creek, LLC dba Emory Johns Creek Hospital Reloc ation of Women's Imaging Services Request received: 8/6/2012 Contact Person: Laurie Hansen 678-474-7012 Determination: Pending 
DET2012131 GYN Resource s, Inc. Mobile Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Centers Request received: 8/8/2012 Contact Person: Vickey Worthy 404-605-7087 Determination: Pending 
DET2012132 SunCre st Home Health of Georgia, Inc. dba SunCrest Home Health Trans fer of Franklin County Request received: 8/9/2012 Contact Person: John W. Dant 615-712-2229 Determination: Pending 
DET2012133 Lane Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, LLC Renovations of Existing Facility Request received: 8/10/2012 Contact Person: Renee Blanton 706-322-1717 Determination: Pending 
DET2012134 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC dba Doctors Hospital of Augusta Temporary Leas e of Cath Lab Request received: 8/13/2012 Contact Person: Sondra Smith 706-651-6689 Determination: Pending 
DET2012135 Candler County Hospi tal Authority dba Candler County Hospital Facilities Improvement and Equipment Replac ement Program Request received: 8/14/2012 Contact Person: Stephen C. Shepherd 912-685-5741 Determination: Pending 
DET2012136 SHI Parc at Duluth, LLC Establishment of Personal Care Home Request received: 8/14/2012 Contact Person: Jan Robbs 770-622-6880 Determination: Pending 
DET2012137 John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Inc. Construction/Replac ement/ Consolidation of Physician Specialty Clinic Request received: 8/15/2012 Contact Person: John Fischer 229-228-2880 Determination: Pending 
DET2012138 Duke Realty North Fulton Development, LLC MOB on North Fulton Hospital Campus Request received: 8/16/2012 Contact Person: Del Mar Taylor 317-808-6913 Determination: Pending 
DET2012139 AFA Equipment Corp, LLC Replacement of Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine Request received: 8/21/2012 
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 Contact Person: Jeanne Tucker 912-283-6471 Determination: Pending 
DET2012140 Northside Hospital, Inc. dba Northside Hospital - Cherokee Addition of Second Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Cath Lab Request received: 8/23/2012 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending 
DET2012141 Kenne stone Hospital, Inc. dba WellStar Kennestone Hospital Development of Medical Office Building Request received: 8/23/2012 Contact Person: Caroline Aultman 678-331-6885 Determination: Pending 
DET2012142 Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville CT Unit Replacement Request received: 8/24/2012 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending 
DET2012143 Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital - Forsyth Addition of Third Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Cath Lab Request received: 8/31/2012 Contact Person: Bill Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending 
DET2012144 Augusta Healthcare Properties, Inc. Renovation of Existing Nursing Facility Request received: 8/29/2012 Contact Person: AneelGill 678-533-6699 Determination: Pending 
DET2012145 Healthcare Properties Leasing, Inc. dba Augusta Hills, LLC Renovation of Existing Nursing Facility Request received: 8/29/2012 Contact Person: Aneel Gill 678-533-6699 Determination: Pending 
DET2012146 upac-Laurel Park, LLC Renovation of Existing Nursing Facility Request received: 8/29/2012 Contact Person: Aneel Gill 678-533-6699 Determination: Pending 
DET2012147 Hilltop Healthcare Properties, Inc. Renovation of Existing Nursing Facility Request received: 8/28/2012 Contact Person: Aneel Gill 678-533-6699 Determination: Pending 
DET2012148 Advanced Aesthetics, P.C. Trans fer Approved AS C to LNR Holder's Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Request received: 9/4/2012 Contact Person: Diane Rodriguez 770-461-4000 Determination: Pending 
DET2012149 Atlanta Center for Medical Research Exempt Clinical Trial Research Facility Request received: 9/4/2012 Contact Person: Determination: Pending 
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 DET2012150 Tenet Healthsystem GB, Inc. and Tenet South Fulton, Inc. Cons olidation of Hos pital License Request received: 9/5/2012 Contact Person: Dawnmarie Matlock 404-881-4253 Determination: Pending 
DET2012151 Meadows Regional Medical Center Construct a 9-bed Observation Unit Request received: 9/6/2012 Contact Person: J. Alan Kent 912-535-5827 Determination: Pending 
DET2012152 UHS of Anchor, L.P. dba Anchor Hospital Allow Reduction of Indigent/Charity Care Percentage Request received: 9/10/2012 Contact Person: James Duff, CEO 770-991-6044 Determination: Pending 
DET2012153 Magnolia Manor of Macon Assi sted Living Change of Capacity Request received: 9/12/2012 Contact Person: Mark Todd 229-924-9352 Ext 4053 Determination: Pending 
DET2012154 Magnolia Manor South Change of Capacity Request received: 9/12/2012 Contact Person: Mark Todd 229-924-9352 Ext 4053 Determination: Pending 
DET2012155 Elder Hope Fayetteville, LLC Requesting Waiver of CON requirement for Assisted Living Facility Request received: 9/12/2012 Contact Person: George 706-999-1434 Determination: Pending 
DET2012156 Greenleaf Center Conversion Request for a Separate Hospital Licens e - Conversion of Two Acute Care Request received: 9/14/2012 Contact Person: Chris Howard 615-861-7303 Determination: Pending 
 
Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period 
 
2011028 Floyd Healthcare, Inc. d/b/a Floyd Medical Center 
 
Establish Level III NICU Services 
 
Request to extend Performance Period 
 
Site: 304 Turner McCall Boulevard, Rome 
 
Project Approved: 9/19/2011 
 
Request Received: 8/15/2012 
 
Contact: Stephen Weed, DOP (706) 509-3257 
 
Approved Cost: $779,980 
 
Determination: Approved, 8/20/2012 
 
Extended Implementation Date: 2/18/2013 
 
2011036 Miller County Hospital/Miller Nursing Home Mechanical Ventilator Request to extend Implementation Period Site: 209 N. Cuthbert Street, Colquitt Project Approved: 10/28/2011 Request Received: 8/30/2012 Contact: Robin Rau, CEO, (229-758-5954) Approved Cost: $496,676 Determination: Approved, 9/10/2012 
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Extended Implementation Date: 10/28/2013 
 
 2011039 PAP of Georgia 
 
Skilled Nursing  Complex/Technology Dependent Children 18 Under 
 
Request to extend Implementation Period 
 
Site: 5620 Glenridge Drive, Atlanta 
 
Project Approved: 10/28/2011 
 
Request Received: 8/30/2012 
 
Contact: Gregory Hook, Chief Compliance Officer, (908-236-8712) 
 
Approved Cost: $7,301,064 
 
Determination: Approved, 9/7/2012 
 
Extended Implementation Date: 10/28/2013 
 
2011020 West Cobb Health Imaging 
 
Add CT Scanner 
 
Request to extend Effective Period 
 
Site: 3824 Austell Rd, Marietta 
 
Project Approved: 10/13/2011 
 
Request Received: 9/4/2012 
 
Contact: Robert Limyansky, Partner (770-394-8465 x120) 
 
Approved Cost: $523,000 
 
Determination: Approved, 9/6/2012 
 
Extended Completion Date: 1/13/2013 
 
2011021 American Health Imaging, Inc  Mobile Service Provider 
 
Purchase Dedicated Mobile Breast MRI Unit 
 
Request to extend Effective Period 
 
Site: 2200 Century Parkway, NE, Suite 600, Atlanta 
 
Project Approved: 10/3/2011 
 
Request Received: 9/4/2012 
 
Contact: Robert Limyansky, Partner (770-394-8465 x120) 
 
Approved Cost: $1,838,000 
 
Determination: Approved, 9/6/2012 
 
Extended Completion Date: 10/31/2013 
 
2011035 Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, Inc. 
 
Expansion and Renovation of its Clinical Laboratory 
 
Request to extend Completion Date 
 
Site: 1001 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta 
 
Project Approved: 10/12/2011 
 
Request Received: 9/11/2012 
 
Contact: David Tatum, VP & Chief-Public Policy (404-785-7556) 
 
Approved Cost: $4,818,000 
 
Determination: Approved, 9/13/2012 
 
Extended Completion Date: 12/15/2012 
 
2011042 Church Home for the Aged Expansion and Renovation of its Clinical Laboratory Request to extend Implementation Period Site: 2470 Highway 41 North, Fort Valley Project Approved: 10/28/2011 Request Received: 9/12/2012 Contact: Elwood Collier, Treasurer (904-613-4156) Approved Cost: $2,107,300 Determination: Pending 
 
Need Projection Analyses Updated 06/29/2012 
 
Current Status of Official Division of Health Planning Need Projection Analyse s and Other Data Resource s 
Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services 
 
2017 Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy - 6/29/2012 2017 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 6/20/2012 2016 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 3/22/ 2012 
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 2014 Home Health Agency Services - 3/21/2012 2016 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 3/22/2012 2016 Neonat al Intensive Care Beds - 3/23/2012 2016 Neonat al Intermediate Care Beds - 3/23/2012 2016 Obstetric Services Beds - 3/23/2012 2014 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 3/21/2012 Non-Batched Need P rojections 2015 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - Updated 4/6/2010 2016 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 5/27/2011 Note: Short Stay Hospital Bed Need Projections are facility -specific and completed by DCH on an ad hoc basis upon request. Currently, projections can be obtained for 2016 using 20 10 utilization. 
 
Non-Filed or Incomplete Division of Health Planning Facility Surveys for Most Recent 3 Years (Survey Status as of 9/18/2012) 
Survey Completion Status - Survey completion status represents the status of survey filings as of the effective date indicated in each version of the Tracking Report. Surveys filed on the effective date may not be reflected as complete and may be reported as delinquent. Please contact the staff contact indicated in the instruction materials associated with each survey if your facility has filed its survey but continues to be reflected as incomplete. 
 
Facility Name 
 
Coun ty 
 
Survey Year 
 
Annual Hospital Que stionnaire and Addenda (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) 
 
Barrow Regional Medical Center 
 
Barrow 
 
2011 
 
Berrien County Hospital 
 
Berrien 
 
2011 
 
Burke Medical Center 
 
Burke 
 
2011 
 
Charlton Memorial Hospital 
 
Charlton 
 
2011 
 
Chestatee Regional Hospital 
 
Lumpkin 
 
2011 
 
East Central Regional Hospital - Augusta Campus 
 
Richmond 
 
2011 
 
Flint River Community Hospital 
 
Macon 
 
2011 
 
Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah 
 
Chatham 
 
2009 
 
Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah 
 
Chatham 
 
2011 
 
Georgia Regional Hospital-Atlanta 
 
DeKalb 
 
2011 
 
Gw innett Medical Center 
 
Gw innett 
 
2011 
 
Hutcheson Medical Center 
 
Catoosa 
 
2011 
 
Low er Oconee Community Hospital, Inc. 
 
Wheeler 
 
2011 
 
Northw est Georgia Regional Hospital 
 
Floyd 
 
2010 
 
Northw est Georgia Regional Hospital 
 
Floyd 
 
2011 
 
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center 
 
Sumter 
 
2011 
 
Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care 
 
Clayton 
 
2011 
 
Southw est Georgia Regional Medical Center 
 
Randolph 
 
2011 
 
Stew art Webster Hospital 
 
Stew art 
 
2009 
 
Stew art Webster Hospital 
 
Stew art 
 
2010 
 
Triumph - The Specialty Hospital 
 
Floyd 
 
2011 
 
Walton Regional Medical Center 
 
Walton 
 
2011 
 
Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus 
 
Douglas 
 
2011 
 
Survey Due 
3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 
 
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 Annual Nursing Home Questionnaire (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) 
 
Agape Health & Rehab of Moultrie, LLC 
 
Colquitt 
 
2011 
 
Bel Arbor Health & Rehabilitation 
 
Bibb 
 
2011 
 
Bell Minor Home, The 
 
Hall 
 
2011 
 
Brown's Health & Rehabilitation Center 
 
Bulloch 
 
2011 
 
Carrollton Manor, Incorporated 
 
Carroll 
 
2011 
 
Church Home For The Aged 
 
Houston 
 
2011 
 
College Park Health Care Center 
 
Fulton 
 
2011 
 
Eastview Nursing Center 
 
Bibb 
 
2011 
 
Emanuel County Nursing Home 
 
Emanuel 
 
2011 
 
Folkston Park Care And Rehabilitation Center 
 
Charlton 
 
2011 
 
Golden LivingCenter - Augusta Golden LivingCenter - Decatur 
 
Richmond DeKalb 
 
2011 2011 
 
Golden LivingCenter - Medical Arts 
 
Gw innett 
 
2011 
 
Golden LivingCenter - Northside 
 
Fulton 
 
2011 
 
Golden LivingCenter - Rome 
 
Floyd 
 
2011 
 
Goodw ill Nursing Home Inc 
 
Bibb 
 
2011 
 
Gracewood Development Ctr - ICF/MR 
 
Richmond 
 
2011 
 
Gracewood Nursing Facility (Unit 9) 
 
Richmond 
 
2011 
 
Hutcheson Medical Center 
 
Catoosa 
 
2011 
 
Joe-Anne Burgin Nursing Home 
 
Randolph 
 
2011 
 
Lumber City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 
 
Telf air 
 
2011 
 
Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Decatur 
 
DeKalb 
 
2011 
 
Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Marietta 
 
Cobb 
 
2011 
 
Meadow brook Health Care 
 
DeKalb 
 
2011 
 
Meadow s Nursing Center 
 
Toombs 
 
2011 
 
Mitchell County Nursing Homes 
 
Mitchell 
 
2011 
 
New London Health Center 
 
Gw innett 
 
2011 
 
Northw est Georgia Regional Hospital ICF/MR 
 
Floyd 
 
2011 
 
Oceanside Nursing & Rehab Center 
 
Chatham 
 
2011 
 
Parkside At Hutcheson Medical Center 
 
Walker 
 
2011 
 
Pinew ood Nursing Center 
 
Grady 
 
2011 
 
Pow der Springs Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 
 
Cobb 
 
2011 
 
Savannah Beach Nursing & Rehab Center 
 
Chatham 
 
2011 
 
Savannah Specialty Care Center 
 
Chatham 
 
2011 
 
Savannah Square Health Center 
 
Chatham 
 
2011 
 
Scepter Health & Rehab of Snellville, LLC 
 
Gw innett 
 
2011 
 
Southland Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center 
 
Laurens 
 
2011 
 
Westminster Commons 
 
Fulton 
 
2011 
 
Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 
 
Chatham 
 
2011 
 
Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) 
 
Athens Regional Medical Center 
 
Clarke 
 
2011 
 
Coffee Regional Medical Center 
 
Cof f ee 
 
2011 
 
Floyd Medical Center 
 
Floyd 
 
2011 
 
Gw innett Medical Center 
 
Gw innett 
 
2011 
 
Hutcheson Medical Center 
 
Catoosa 
 
2010 
 
Hutcheson Medical Center 
 
Catoosa 
 
2011 
 
Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross 
 
Ware 
 
2011 
 
Meadow s Regional Medical Center 
 
Toombs 
 
2011 
 
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital 
 
Dougherty 
 
2011 
 
University Hospital 
 
Richmond 
 
2011 
 
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9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 
7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/1/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 
 
 Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) 
 
Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
BIBB 
 
2009 
 
Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
BIBB BIBB 
 
2010 2011 
 
Akstein Eye Center, P.c. 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2009 
 
Akstein Eye Center, P.c. 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2010 
 
Akstein Eye Center, P.c. 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2011 
 
Ambulatory Foot & Leg Surg Ctr 
 
COBB 
 
2011 
 
Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2009 
 
Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2010 
 
Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2011 
 
Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Center, Inc 
 
MUSCOGEE 
 
2009 
 
American Eye Surgery Center, Inc 
 
CLARKE 
 
2010 
 
Associates Physicians Asc 
 
BIBB 
 
2009 
 
Associates Physicians Asc 
 
BIBB 
 
2010 
 
Associates Physicians Asc 
 
BIBB 
 
2011 
 
Athens Plastic Surgery Center 
 
CLARKE 
 
2011 
 
Atlanta Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Center, LLC Atlanta Center for Reconstructive Foot and Ankle 
Surgery Atlanta Endoscopy Center, Ltd. 
 
FUL TON Fulton DEKALB 
 
2011 2011 2009 
 
Atlanta Plastic & Reconst Surg 
 
FUL TON 
 
2009 
 
Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2009 
 
Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2010 
 
Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2011 
 
Atlanta Sports Medicine Surgery Center 
 
FUL TON 
 
2011 
 
Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc 
 
DOUGLAS 
 
2009 
 
Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc 
 
DOUGLAS 
 
2010 
 
Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc 
 
DOUGLAS 
 
2011 
 
Augusta Aesthetic Surgery, Llc 
 
RICHMOND 
 
2010 
 
Augusta Endoscopy Center 
 
COL UMB IA 
 
2009 
 
Augusta Endoscopy Center 
 
COL UMB IA 
 
2010 
 
Augusta Endoscopy Center 
 
COL UMB IA 
 
2011 
 
Bow man Pain Management, Pc 
 
BIBB 
 
2009 
 
Bow man Pain Management, Pc 
 
BIBB 
 
2011 
 
Buckhead Mohs Surgical Center, LLC 
 
FUL TON 
 
2010 
 
Buckhead Mohs Surgical Center, LLC 
 
FUL TON 
 
2011 
 
Center For Orthopedic Surgery 
 
BARTOW 
 
2011 
 
Center For Pl & Recon Surgery 
 
CLARKE 
 
2009 
 
Center For Pl & Recon Surgery 
 
CLARKE 
 
2010 
 
Center For Pl & Recon Surgery 
 
CLARKE 
 
2011 
 
Center For Spine & Pain Medicine 
 
WHITFIEL D 
 
2009 
 
Center For Spine & Pain Medicine 
 
WHITFIEL D 
 
2010 
 
Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr 
 
CLAYTON 
 
2010 
 
Coastal Empire Plastic Surgery 
 
CHATHAM 
 
2009 
 
Coastal Pain Center, Llc 
 
GLYNN 
 
2011 
 
Cobb Endoscopy Center, Llc Cobb Foot And Leg Surgical Center, Llc 
 
COBB COBB 
 
2009 2011 
 
Coffee County Center For Digestive Disease 
 
COFFEE 
 
2009 
 
Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc. 
 
Muscogee 
 
2009 
 
CPMSC Rosw ell, PC 
 
FUL TON 
 
2011 
 
Dalton Plastic Surgery 
 
WHITFIEL D 
 
2009 
 
Day Surgery And Recovery Ctr 
 
WHITFIEL D 
 
2011 
 
Dennis Surgery Center, Inc. 
 
FUL TON 
 
2011 
 
Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endo Ctr Mountainside 
 
PICKENS 
 
2009 
 
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3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 
 
 Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endo Ctr Mountainside Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endoscopy Ctr Dublin Endoscopy Center, LLC Dublin Eye Surgery Center Dublin Orthopaedics Asc, Inc Endoscopy Center Of Middle Georgia, Llc Endoscopy Center, Llc, The Endoscopy Consultants, Llc Endoscopy Consultants, LLC Ent Surgical Center Eye Associates Surgery Ctr Eye Associates Surgery Ctr Eyesight's Laser & Surgery Ctr Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The Forsyth Surgical Center, Inc. Forsyth Surgical Center, Inc. GA Urology, PA Cobb Ambulatory Surgery Center Gainesville Endoscopy Center, Llc Gainesville Eye Center, Llc Georgia Endoscopy Center, LLC Georgia Pain Physicians dba Georgia Surgical Centers of North Georgia GEORGIA PAIN SPINE CENTER, LLC Georgia Surgical Ctrs Of N Ga Golden Isles Foot Sur Ctr, Inc Gw innett Center for Outpatient Surgery Gw innett Endoscopy Services - Duluth Harbin G I, Llc Island Surgery Center, Inc Island Surgery Center, Inc Jimenez Foot, Ankle & Leg Asc Jimenez Foot, Ankle & Leg Asc Johns Creek Othopedic Surgery Center Macon Pain Center, Pc Macon Pain Center, Pc Macon Pain Center, Pc Metro Atlanta Endoscopy Midtow n Urology Surgical Center New nan Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Llc New nan Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Llc Non-surgical Orthopaedic Pain Center, P C North Columbus Surgery Center, LLC North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Eye Surgery Center, Llc North Georgia Eye Surgery Center, Llc North Georgia Foot & Ankle Surgery Center North Georgia Institute For Wound Care, Llc North Georgia Institute For Wound Care, Llc Northeast Endoscopy Center, Llc Northeast Georgia Urological Surgery Center, Llc Northeast Georgia Urological Surgery Center, Llc Northside Foot & Ankle Outpat 
 
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COBB GORDON GLYNN Gw innett Gw innett FLOYD GLYNN GLYNN GWINNETT GWINNETT Fulton BIBB BIBB BIBB FUL TON FUL TON COWETA COWETA COBB MUSCOGEE CHEROKEE CHEROKEE CHEROKEE HALL HALL Catoosa FORSYTH FORSYTH GWINNETT HALL HALL GWINNETT 
 
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 Northside Surgery Center, Inc. Operating Room Services, Llc Orthopedic Surgery Center, L.P. Orthopedic Surgery Center, L.P. Paces Plastic Surgery Center Paces Plastic Surgery Center Pain Clinic Of Aimr, P.c. Pain Clinic Of Aimr, P.c. Peachtree Spine And Pain Physicians Asc, Llc Perimeter Surgery Center of Atlanta Perimeter Surgery Center of Atlanta Piedmont Surgery Center Pinnacle Orthopaedics Surgery Center-Austell, LLC Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Center, Pc Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Podiatric Surgi Center Professional Eye Surgery Ctr Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Surgical Center, P C Rome Surgical Center, P C Rome Surgical Center, P C Rosw ell Center for Foot and Ankle Surgery Samson Pain Center, Pc Samson Pain Center, Pc Samson Pain Center, Pc Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Pain Center, Llc Savannah Pain Center, Llc Savannah Pain Center, Llc Seaside Surgical, Llc Seaside Surgical, Llc Southeast Treatment Center, Llc Southeast Treatment Center, Llc Southern Bone & Joint, Llc Summit Endoscopy Center, L L C Summit Endoscopy Center, L L C Surgery Center of Athens Surgery Center of BJI, LLC Surgical Centers of Georgia Thomas Eye Surgery Center Tifton Endoscopy Center, Inc. Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C Urology Associates Surgery Center, Llc Urology Center Of Georgia Llc Urology Center Of Georgia Llc 
 
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3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 
3/9/2012 
3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 
 
 Urology Surgery Center Of Savannah, Lp Urology Surgical Partners, Llc 
V.O.A. Ambulatory Surgical Center Valdosta Endoscopy Center, Llc Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery 
Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery Wellbrook Endoscopy Center Wellbrook Endoscopy Center Wellbrook Endoscopy Center (covington) 
West Georgia Endoscopy Center, Llc Westside Endoscopy Center, P C Westside Endoscopy Center, P C WESTSIDE SURGERY CENTER, LL C (d/b/a ENT of Coffee County) Woodhams Laser & Lens Implant Woodhams Laser & Lens Implant 
WOOLFSON AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, LLC 
 
CHATHAM FUL TON LOWNDES LOWNDES LOWNDES LOWNDES LOWNDES ROCKDALE ROCKDALE NEWTON CARROLL COBB COBB COFFEE 
FUL TON FUL TON FUL TON 
 
2010 2010 2011 2010 2009 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2010 2010 2011 2010 
2009 2010 2010 
 
Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) 
 
Appalachian Home Health Care 
 
Union 
 
Appalachian Home Health Care 
 
Union 
 
Intrepid USA Healthcare Services 
 
Glynn 
 
Medside Home Health Agency 
 
Fulton 
 
Trinity Home Health 
 
Richmond 
 
Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Tift Co 
 
Tif t 
 
2010 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011 
 
Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011 
 
Burke Medical Center 
 
Burke 
 
Charlton Memorial Hospital 
 
Charlton 
 
Mountain Lakes Medical Center 
 
Rabun 
 
Mountain Lakes Medical Center 
 
Rabun 
 
Northridge Medical Center 
 
Jackson 
 
Riverw oods Behavioral Health System 
 
Clayton 
 
Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus 
 
Douglas 
 
Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus 
 
Douglas 
 
2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 
 
Open Heart Surgery Services Surve y (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) 
 
Athens Regional Medical Center 
 
Clarke 
 
2011 
 
Gw innett Medical Center 
 
Gw innett 
 
2011 
 
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital 
 
Dougherty 
 
2011 
 
University Hospital 
 
Richmond 
 
2011 
 
Posi tron Emi ssion Tomography Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) 
 
Battlefield Imaging Center 
 
Catoosa 
 
2009 
 
Radiation Therapy Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) 
 
Hutcheson Medical Center 
 
Catoosa 
 
2010 
 
South Georgia Center for Cancer Care 
 
Bulloch 
 
2010 
 
3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 
3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 
3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 
7/13/2012 7/13/2012 7/8/2011 7/13/2012 7/13/2012 7/13/2012 7/8/2011 7/13/2012 
7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 
4/30/2010 
4/29/2011 4/29/2011 
 
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 Indigent and Charity Care Shortfalls 
Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years (Commitment status as of 9/18/2012) 
 
Facility Name Albany Surgery Center, Llp Albany Surgery Center, Llp Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr Dekalb Endoscopy Center Dennis Surgery Center, Inc. G.I. Endoscopy Center G.I. Endoscopy Center Gainesville Surgery Center Georgia Pain Management Center, LLC Gw innett Endoscopy Center Gw innett Endoscopy Center Gw innett Endoscopy Center Gw innett Endoscopy Services - Duluth North Georgia Outpatient Surg North Georgia Outpatient Surg Northside Foot & Ankle O P Sc Northside Foot & Ankle O P Sc Northside Foot & Ankle Outpat Northside Foot & Ankle Outpat Northside Surgery Center, Inc. Northside Surgery Center, Inc. Orthopaedic South Surgical Center Orthopaedic South Surgical Center Orthopaedic South Surgical Center Orthopedic Surgery Center, L.P. Paces Plastic Surgery Center Resurgens Surgical Center Resurgens Surgical Center Resurgens Surgical Center Savannah Plastic Surgicenter, Inc. Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. South Georgia Surgery Center Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. Spivey Station Surgery Center Summerville Surgical Center Surgery Center, LLC, The Surgery Center, LLC, The Surgical Suite, The Surgical Suite, The Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals - Macon Caresouth Homecare Professionals - Washington CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia 
 
County DOUGHERTY DOUGHERTY Fulton Clayton Clayton CLAYTON DEKALB FUL TON CLAYTON CLAYTON Hall HENRY GWINNETT GWINNETT GWINNETT Gw innett GORDON GORDON HALL HALL GWINNETT GWINNETT FUL TON FUL TON CLAYTON CLAYTON CLAYTON Chatham FUL TON FUL TON FUL TON FUL TON Chatham Chatham Chatham Ware FUL TON FUL TON Clayton Richmond Muscogee Muscogee FUL TON FUL TON Muscogee Bibb Elbert Mc Duf f ie Mc Duf f ie Oconee Hall 
 
Year 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2009 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2011 2009 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011 
 
Shortfall Due Service 38,801.81 Ambulatory Surgery Center 46,106.54 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,665.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center 13,418.77 Ambulatory Surgery Center 66,531.12 Ambulatory Surgery Center 44,542.67 Ambulatory Surgery Center 83,031.41 Ambulatory Surgery Center 16,719.75 Ambulatory Surgery Center 75,209.04 Ambulatory Surgery Center 10,731.33 Ambulatory Surgery Center 38,485.44 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,303.40 Ambulatory Surgery Center 280,297.14 Ambulatory Surgery Center 277,941.25 Ambulatory Surgery Center 212,166.57 Ambulatory Surgery Center 29,339.64 Ambulatory Surgery Center 16,008.93 Ambulatory Surgery Center 26,481.60 Ambulatory Surgery Center 10,443.33 Ambulatory Surgery Center 2,272.71 Ambulatory Surgery Center 19,902.09 Ambulatory Surgery Center 738.00 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,466.67 Ambulatory Surgery Center 9,470.49 Ambulatory Surgery Center 673,595.09 Ambulatory Surgery Center 736,036.52 Ambulatory Surgery Center 804,390.23 Ambulatory Surgery Center 
2,275,498.54 Ambulatory Surgery Center 67,813.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center 
1,193,396.65 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,203,614.79 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,375,891.97 Ambulatory Surgery Center 
36,419.70 Ambulatory Surgery Center 25,369.55 Ambulatory Surgery Center 27,490.23 Ambulatory Surgery Center 11,500.12 Ambulatory Surgery Center 9,376.56 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,035.84 Ambulatory Surgery Center 55,170.93 Ambulatory Surgery Center 
583.16 Ambulatory Surgery Center 114,593.31 Ambulatory Surgery Center 124,405.19 Ambulatory Surgery Center 
4,689.30 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,650.87 Ambulatory Surgery Center 5,272.52 Home Health Agency 
192.42 Home Health Agency 98,252.02 Home Health Agency 11,903.41 Home Health Agency 10,055.68 Home Health Agency 49,938.52 Home Health Agency 35,797.51 Home Health Agency 
 
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 Guardian Home Care, LLC Southside Medical Home Health Suncrest Home Health Suncrest Home Health 
 
Fulton DeKalb New ton Cobb 
 
2011 2010 2011 2011 
 
147,847.14 4,224.15 2,942.44 6,917.49 
 
Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency 
 
Notes: The provisions of the Provider Payment Act of 2010 exempt eligible hospitals from being required to pay shortfalls associated with CON indigent and charity care commitments while the Act is in force. Critical Access Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, and State-owned hospitals are exempt from the PPA so must still pay shortfalls associated with CON 
 
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 NEW CERTIFICATE OF NEED FILING REQUIREMENTS 
Notices of Intent 
Effective July 1, 2008, O.C.G.A. 31-6-40(b) provides that: 
Any person proposing to develop or offer a new institutional health service or health care facility shall, before commencing such activity, submit a letter of intent and an application to the department and obtain a certificate of need in the manner provided in this chapter unless such activity is excluded from the scope of this chapter. 
O.C.G.A. 31-6-43(a) further provides that: 
At least 30 days prior to submitting an application for a certificate of need for clinical health services, a person shall submit a letter of intent to the department. The department shall provide by rule a process for submitting letters of intent and a mechanism by which applications may be filed to compete with and be reviewed comparatively with proposals described in submitted letters of intent. 
All parties interested in applying for a certificate of need for new institutional he alth services MUST NOW NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO FILING AN APPLICATION of their intent to do so. This notice must be in writing and must contain the following information: 
Name and address of legal applicant; Person to whom inquiries may be addressed; Name, address of facility, if different from legal applicant; Proposed Project Site Location; Brief summary description of proposal; Proposed service area; and, Cost of the project. 
The Department will not accept any notices of intent submitted by either telephone, facsimile or e-mail pursuant to Rule 111-2-2-.06(5). 
Note: The Department will begin implementing the Letter of Intent requirement on July 15, 2008. Beginning with that date, no CON application will be accepted without a previously filed Letter of Intent. The CON application must be submitted no later than 30 days after the Letter of Intent has been received by the Department. 
BATCHING REQUIREMENTS 
The Department will be promulgating rules for services that will now be batched pursuant to O.C.G.A. 31-643(e) which states: 
To allow the opportunity for comparative review of applications, the department may provide by rule for applications for a certificate of need to be submitted on a timetable or batching cycle basis no less often than two times per calendar year for each clinical health service. Applications for services, facilities, or expenditures for which there is no specified batching cycle may be filed at any time. 
The requirements for Notices of Intent associated with designated Batching Cycles will be issued at the time of publication of the Batching Notice. 
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 New Batching Review 
The Department will be transitioning many of the reviewable CON services into quarterly Batching Cycles. These services and the Batching Cycles are as follows: 
 
FALL 
 
Batched Service 
 
Batching Notice 
 
Hom e Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Am bulatory Surgery 
 
September 
 
PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart, 
Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers 
 
December 
 
Letter of Intent 
October 
January 
 
Application Deadline November 
February 
 
WINT ER 
 
Hom e Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Am bulatory Surgery 
 
March 
 
April 
 
May 
 
SPRI NG 
 
PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart, 
Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers 
 
June 
 
July 
 
August 
 
SUM MER 
 
Letters of Intent for services, facilities, or expenditures for which there is no specified batching cycle , or other applicable rule, may be filed at any time. 
 
Batching Notifications  Posted 6/22/2012 on DCH Website 
Summer Batching Review Cycle Notifications 
 
PET Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy 
Pediatric Cath/Open Heart 
 
Adult Open Heart Psych/Substance Abuse Birthing Centers 
 
Need Projections can be found on the DHP Need Projections Page 
 
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 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES 
SPRING CYCLE 
 
Batching Notice 
(March 23, 2012) 
 
Application 
Day 
(application complete when 
submitted; review cycle begins same 
day) 
(due by 12 noon May 22, 2012) 
 
75th Day 
(applicant provides additional information) 
(August 4, 2012) 
 
100th 
Day 
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to 
Department) 
(August 29, 2012) 
 
120th Day 
(Department Issues 
decision) 
(September 18, 2012) 
 
Letter of Intent 
(April 22, 2012 - Rollov er date: due by 5pm April 24, 2012) 
 
60-Day Meeting 
(applicant only); 
opposition letter(s) due. 
(July 20, 2012) 
 
90th Day 
(opposition meeting, applicant 
can attend, opposing party must provide 
written copy of argument) 
(August 19, 2012) 
 
110th Day 
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) 
(September 8, 2012) 
 
 Batching Notice issued 30 days before Letter of Intent Due 
 Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is submitted 
 Applications submitted; deemed complete; review cycle begins 
 60-Day meeting (applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s) 
 75th day  applicant provides additional information  90th day  Opposi tion Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing partie s must provide written statement of opposition arguments pre se nted (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); pre sentation time will be limited; Department reserves right to make additional inquiries subsequent to 60 -day meeting and following opposition meeting. 
 100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department 
 110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposi tion due to Department; applicant deadline for providing written response to Department' s inquiries subsequent to opposi tion meeting 
120th day Deci sion issued (No di scretion to extend) 
 
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 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES 
SUMMER CYCLE 
 
Batching Notice 
(June 22, 2012) 
 
Application 
Day 
(application complete when 
submitted; review cycle begins same 
day) 
Due by 12 noon August 21, 2012) 
 
75th Day 
(applicant provides additional information) 
(Nov ember 3, 2012) 
 
100th Day 
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) 
Nov ember 28, 2012 
 
120th Day 
(Department Issues 
decision) 
(December 18, 2012) 
 
Letter of Intent 
(July 22, 2012 - Rollov er date: due by 5pm July 23, 2012) 
 
60-Day Meeting 
(applicant only); 
opposition letter(s) due. 
(October 19, 2012) 
 
90th Day 
(opposition meeting, applicant 
can attend, opposing party must provide 
written copy of argument) 
(Nov ember 18, 2012) 
 
110th Day 
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) 
(December 8, 2012) 
 
 Batching Notice issued 30 days before Letter of Intent Due 
 Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is submitted 
 Applications submitted; deemed complete; review cycle begins 
 60-Day meeting (applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s) 
 75th day  applicant provides additional information  90th day  Opposi tion Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be i n attendance; opposing partie s must provide written statement of opposition arguments pre sented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); pre sentation time will be limited; Department reserves right to make additional inquiries subsequent to 60-day meeting and following opposition meeting. 
 100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department 
 110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposi tion due to Department; applicant deadline for pro viding written response to Department' s inquiries subsequent to opposi tion meeting 
120th day Deci sion issued (No di scretion to extend) 
 
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 NON-BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICAT E OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES 
 
Letter of Intent 
 
Ap pli ca tio n deemed complete (re vi e w cycl e begins) 
 
75th Day 
(applicant provides additional information) 
 
100th Day 
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) 
 
120th 
Day 
(Department Issues decision) 
 
Ap pli ca tio n must be 
submitted by 3 PM 
(10 days to review for completeness) 
 
60-Day Meeting 
(applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s) 
 
90th Day 
(opposition meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can attend, opposing parties must provide written copy of argument) 
 
110th Day 
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) 
 
150t h 
Da y 
(project can be extended) 
 
 Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is submitted 
 Application submitted (10 working days to review for completeness). Applications submitted after 3:00 M PM will be considered received on the next business day. 
 Application deemed complete; 120-day review cycle begins 
 60-day meeting (applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s) 
 75th day applicant provides additional information 
 90th day  Opposition Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing parties must provide written statement of opposition arguments presented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); presentation time will be limited; Department reserves right to make additional inquirie s subsequent to 60-day meeting and following opposition meeting. 
 100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department 
 110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposition; applicant deadline for providing written response to Department's inquiries subsequent to opposition meeting 
120th day Decision issued (Department has discretion to extend to 150th day) 
 
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 NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
Beginning July 1, 2008, all facilities operating under a previously granted exempti on or letter of nonreviewability as provided at O.C.G.A. 31-6-40(c)(2)(A) will be required to: 
Provide notice to the department by August 15, 2008, of the following: Name Ownership Location Single Specialty Services provided in the exempt facility 
For purposes of complying with this requirement, notice may be sent through the mail, by facsimile, or e -mail. Information will not be accepted by telephone. Please submit this information to: 
Georgia Department of Community Health Healthcare Facility Regulation Division c/o Matthew Jarrard 2 Peachtree Street, NW  5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Fax Number: 404-656-0654 E-mail address: mjarrard@dch.ga.gov 
These facilities will also be required to provide annual reports beginning on January 1, 2009, in accordance with the Department's annual reporting requirements for existing CON-approved facilities and services. Further reporting instructions will be provided by the Department. Noncompliance with this information request may result in a fine as authorized under O.C.G.A. 31-6-70(e)(1). 
These reports will not be due to the Department until the survey instrument has been issued. The survey instrument for ambulatory surgery services is now complete. Further information will be forth coming by mail. The survey instrument for imaging centers is expected to be released on or before July 1, 2009. 
LETTERS OF DETERMINATION The Department will require that a determination request be submitted for any proposed activity that may be exempt under O.C.G.A. 31-6. Such requests will be accepted only on the Department's Determination Request form with the required filing fee of $250. Note: Requests for confirmation of the exemptions for a single specialty ambulatory surgical center or a joint venture ambulatory surgical center and equipment below the threshold are considered requests for a Letter of Nonreviewability and require a $500 filing fee. 
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 CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPEAL PANEL 
Sw orn by Governor Sonny Perdue on August 20, 2008 
 
Ellwood "Ebb" Oakley (Chair) 1266 West Paces Ferry Rd., #157 
Atlanta, GA 30327 eoakley@gsu.edu 
 
Melvin M. Goldstein 248 Roswell Street Marietta, GA 30060 goldatty@bellsouth.net 
 
William "Bill" C. Joy (Vice Chair) 5349 Rosser Road 
Stone Mountain, GA 30087 wcjoy@bellsouth.net 
 
Legislation - Senate Bill 433 
Senate Bill 433 as passed April 4, 2008 
Office of Health Planning Contact Information 
For general questions related to the Office of Health Planning, questions concerning Health Planning surve ys, indigent and charity care commitment shortfalls, and all other matters please contact Matthew Jarrard, Director (mjarrard@dch.ga.gov) 
For questions concerning pending Certificate of Need applications plea se contact Bruce Henderson, Senior Re viewer (bhenderson@dch.ga.gov) 
For LNR/DET letters and for CON related matters please contact Roxana Tatman, Legal Director, Health Planning (rtatman@dch.ga.gov ) 
New Requirements for Verification of Lawful Presence within the United States 
Effective January 1, 2012 agencies or political subdivisions of the State of Georgia providing or administering a public benefit are required to verify that applicants for a public benefit are in the United States in a lawful manner. See O.C.G.A.  50-36-1(e). Certificates of Need (CON) are considered a public benefit under the new provisions. Therefore, an applicant for a CON must be in com pliance with the law for the CON to be awarded. 
Effective January 1, 2012 all CON applications must include an original signed and notarized affidavit in accordance with O.C.G.A.  50-36-1(e)(2) as well as a copy of a secure and verifiable document in accordance with O.C.G.A.  50-36-2. A copy of the affidavit along with instructions for submitting the affidavit and secure and verifiable document can be located at the following link or by navigating to the CON Applications and Forms page from the CON Information link from www.dch.georgia.gov. 
http://dch.georgia. gov/ vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/23/25/ 180044217HB87_CON_Instructions_1-1-2012.pdf 
CONs that are approved and issued after January 1, 2012 for applications that were submitted prior to January 1, 2012 are also subject to these provisions. DCH will contact applicants to provide instruction related to compliance prior to issuing such a CON. 
 
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